Nine Great Sages, Peach Garden!
Three days later.
Without waiting for the Netherworld to hold him accountable, the Stone Monkey took the lead and stormed into the Netherworld Realm, killing and injuring countless Netherworld, and crossing out the names of monkeys from the Book of Life and Death.
They've committed a terrible disaster!
The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and the Ten Kings of Hell each submitted memorials to Heaven, where they spread rumors and slander before the Lingxiao Palace, harshly accusing the wicked monkey of its rampage.
However, the Heavenly Court, though outwardly strong, was inwardly weak and chose to appease the situation. Instead, it sent the Star Lord Chang Geng to Flower-Fruit Mountain to offer him a pacification and invite the Stone Monkey to Heaven to receive the celestial register.
The Stone Monkey gladly accepted.
Half Moon the sky.
More than ten years later in the lower realm.
The newly appointed Protector of Horses Bima Wen, a minor official in charge of horses Sun Wukong, dissatisfied with his low rank, rebelled and went down from the Heavenly Palace.
The Jade Emperor was furious!
King Li, and Third Prince Nezha, mustered their troops and led their leaders. The Giant Spirit God was appointed as the vanguard, with Fish-Belly General following behind and Yaksha General urging the troops forward.
Arrive at Flower-Fruit Mountain.
They fought two battles.
The vanguard Giant Spirit God was no match for the stone monkey, Third Prince Nezha, had his arm injured; neither could do anything to the Stone Monkey.
The Stone Monkey was overjoyed after defeating the heavenly soldiers.
He called upon his friends and summoned eight brothers. He called himself the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven." The other brothers also called themselves Great Sages.
Who are they?!
But—
The Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, the Bull Devil King.
Fuhai Dasheng Jiaomowang (Great Sage Flood Dragon Devil King of the Sea).
The Great Sage of Chaos Peng Devil King.
The Great Sage Who Moved Mountains Lion-Camel King.
The Wind-Penetrating Great Sage Macaque King.
The Great King Yuron, Great Sage Who Drives Away Gods evil spirits.
The Pure Great Sage, King Green Bamboo.
Ancient Equaling Great Sage King Tongming.
The last one is none other than the Handsome Monkey King, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
In this way.
The nine Great Sages ascended to the throne, enjoying unparalleled prestige and gathering the fortune of the Demon Race, their cultivation progressing by leaps and bounds in a single day.
Meanwhile, King Li and the Third Prince returned to the Lingxiao Palace, saying that they were no match for the enemy and wanted to send reinforcements.
The Jade Emperor hesitated.
Star Lord Taibai Chang Geng, stepped forward to advise, "That monkey demon only knows how to talk, not how to act. If we send troops to fight him, we will not be able to subdue him in time, and it will only be a waste of our strength. It would be better if His Majesty showed great mercy and issued an imperial edict to grant him amnesty, making him the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. However, we should only give him an empty title, an official position without any real benefits."
What does it mean to have an official position but no salary?
He was named the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, but he was not given any official duties or salary. Instead, he was kept in the heavens and earth to curb his evil intentions and prevent him from becoming arrogant, so that the world could be at peace and the seas could be tranquil.
The Jade Emperor agreed upon hearing this.
Therefore, the Star Lord Chang Geng visited Flower Fruit Mountain twice, requesting the Great Sage to ascend to Flower-Fruit Mountain and bestow upon him the title of "Great Sage Equal to Heaven." To the right of the Peach Garden, a Qitian Great Sage Residence's Palace was built, within which two offices were established: the Tranquility Office and the Spirit-Calming Office. Each office was staffed with celestial officials, who assisted them on either side.
Free from worries, I am carefree. In my leisure time, I meet with friends, visit palaces, and make sworn brothers. Today I wander east, tomorrow I roam west, like clouds coming and going, my whereabouts are uncertain.
Some immortals, seeing this with envy and feeling displeased, suggested that the Jade Emperor appoint the Great Sage to oversee his Peach Garden.
The Great Sage was overjoyed and thanked the emperor, bowing and then departing. Unable to wait any longer, he immediately entered the Peach Garden to investigate.
"Snort!"
"Do you really think I'm ignorant?!"
In the Peach Garden.
He shouted to repel the earth god, blocking out the group of strongmen who were hoeing trees, carrying water, repairing peaches, and cleaning. Wukong's eyebrows drooped, and his eyes were filled with Sha Qi, as if he wanted to devour people.
He shook his head.
Two hairs fell from above, revealing their true forms: the 'Pure Great Sage' King Green Bamboo and the 'Great Ancient Equaling Great Sage' King Tongming, two of the Nine Great Sages.
It was no stranger.
It was Lu Qingfeng and Six Ears.
The two appeared, Six Ears looked around. He saw that the trees were full of bright and beautiful flowers, and the branches were laden with fruit.
What a beautiful Peach Garden!
Six Ears was both tempted and amused. "That old Jade Emperor has no good intentions. Why would he let you, the Handsome Monkey King, come to watch over the Peach Garden!"
That's exactly the point.
Ordinary people know not to let monkeys into the Peach Garden, yet the Jade Emperor in Heaven does just that.
I don't know if the old man is mentally impaired.
Or should we still treat this Great Sage Praised for Amnesty as a fool!
"You old Jade Emperor!"
"You old Jade Emperor!"
"Hey!"
Wukong was so angry he laughed.
He glanced around at the Immortal Peaches of all sizes, a cold smile on his face, and turned to Lu Qingfeng: "Brother, everything you said has come true. The Heavenly Court really has a grand scheme to plot against me, Old Sun. Since that's the case, let's turn the world upside down and make them lose both their wives and their army!"
At this moment, the land and the strongmen are diverted.
They didn't care at all.
Choose the ripest peaches to enjoy.
Lu Qingfeng risked everything to board the Stone Monkey's pirate ship, partly to become a Great Sage, enjoy the Demon Race's fortune, and accelerate his cultivation, and partly for the benefits he could gain from the Heavenly Court.
In this Peach Garden.
There are 3,600 Immortal Peaches trees: the first 1,200 have small flowers and small fruits, ripening once every 3,000 years; those who eat them will become immortals, gaining health and lightness. The middle 1,200 have layered flowers and sweet fruits, ripening once every 6,000 years; those who eat them will ascend to heaven and Changsheng. The last 1,200 have purple-veined, yellow-kernel peaches, ripening once every 9,000 years; those who eat them will live as long as heaven and earth, as long as the sun and moon.
It is a rare treasure, unparalleled in heaven and earth.
It is of great benefit to even Golden Immortal in their cultivation, let alone Celestial Immortal like them!
How could the Great Sage possibly finish eating all of it by himself?
Lu Qingfeng and Six Ears then secretly ascended to the heavens to enjoy the feast together.
After three hundred years of cultivation in the mortal realm, all three made rapid progress.
This Handsome Monkey King truly lives up to his reputation as the protagonist of the Great Calamity, having cultivated to the Celestial Immortal Peak. The Six Ears Macaque is also naturally gifted, only slightly inferior, yet still at the Late Celestial Immortal. Lu Qingfeng Great Enlightenment Method, and his cultivation is no less than these two, only his Law Power is slightly weaker.
However, he possesses Great Divine Ability.
As long as you don't encounter a top-tier expert or get thoroughly investigated, you can fool them.
Now that we've entered this treasure land, we're ready to unleash our appetites and become gluttons!
Flat Immortal Peaches trees grow in the Peach Garden.
All the All-Heavenly Star Dipper opened up, and the essence of the stars poured down, which not only helped to nurture Spirit Root, but also made it a first-class place for cultivation.
"Happy!"
"Happy!"
The three of them immediately ate Immortal Peaches on this spot and absorbed the essence of the stars.
His Law Power and Daoist cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.
Cultivating in the heavens is already equivalent to several years on earth in a single day. This is even more powerful; traveling a thousand miles in a day is not even an adequate description.
The two monkeys were like mice entering a rice granary.
They ate to their heart's content.
Lu Qingfeng enjoyed himself immensely, devouring Immortal Peaches one after another, his Law Power surging. Before long, he reached the Celestial Immortal Peak. Since arriving in this Journey to the Journey to the West world, his cultivation had progressed extremely rapidly.
Within the Celestial Immortal Realm, the differences between each level are enormous.
Newly entered the Celestial Immortal.
Like Qin Zhen, Lu Qingfeng could even kill someone at the Earth Immortal level.
But the Gold-Silver King is a Celestial Immortal being or a demon king.
Even if Lu Qingfeng were to cultivate to the Celestial Immortal, he would be no match for him. And this Gold-Silver King are merely ranked at the lower end among Celestial Immortal. One can imagine how vast the gap is between Celestial Immortal.
Even Lu Qingfeng himself was somewhat surprised that he could progress to this level in just three hundred years.
This is much faster than when I trained in Black Wind Mountain last time.
Even so.
Even after reaching the Celestial Immortal Peak, progress almost came to a standstill.
Lu Qingfeng wasn't in a hurry.
He decided to use all the Law Power he had gained from refining the Immortal Peaches to deduce Divine Ability.
Lu Qingfeng obtained the "Five-Colored Divine Light" feather from Kong Xuan at Black Wind Mountain and analyzed it, finding it to be Supreme Divine Ability. After refining it with five feathers, its power and mystery rivaled even that of the Peacock Great Wisdom King.
No reinforcement is needed.
However, Lu Qingfeng possessed other Divine Ability, though they were Great Divine Ability, but it was clear that they were no longer sufficient.
First is the 'Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall'.
This Great Divine Ability is best at concealing heavenly secrets. At this time of great calamity in the Journey to the Journey to the West, heavenly secrets are in chaos. Even without this Great Divine Ability, Lu Qingfeng might not be noticed if he were to take advantage of the situation.
But he'll have to go out sooner or later.
Moreover, he's currently walking a tightrope, and it's hard to guarantee that no powerful figure might outmaneuver him.
Therefore, the first thing to strengthen is the 'Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall'!
I didn't think about it.
Deduce it immediately!
With the Immortal Peaches in his belly and the stars assisting him, Lu Qingfeng began his divination. His Law Power increased and decreased, and his cultivation level fluctuated.
Not long after.
The Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall had already been deduced, becoming the second Supreme Divine Ability mastered by Lu Qingfeng after the 'Five-Colored Divine Light'!
[Divine Ability: Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall]
[Rank: Supreme Divine Ability]
[Note: The void is reversed, and the soul is sculpted from crystal, capable of concealing heavenly secrets and isolating one from all spatial and temporal exploration.]
Lu Qingfeng was overjoyed.
While comprehending Divine Ability, he also deduced new Divine Ability.
The Seven Birds Lesser Evolving Numerology!
Transformation Technique!
Invisibility Technique!
Cloud-Peak Step!
Lu Qingfeng valued the Seven Birds Lesser Evolving Numerology not for its ability to calculate heavenly secrets, but for its ability to foresee fortune and misfortune. Just like the previous ordeal with the Yellow-Brow Lad, if Lu Qingfeng hadn't preemptively entered a dream to cultivate, he would probably have been taken into the boy's Human-Seeding Bag and reduced to ashes long ago.
Therefore, Lu Qingfeng attached great importance to it.
Furthermore, the importance of Transformation Technique, Invisibility Technique, and Cloud-Peak Step is self-evident.
Lu Qingfeng incorporated the Seventy-Two Transformations into his Transformation Technique, the Invisibility Technique taught by Subhuti into his Invisibility Technique, and the Cloud-Somersault into his Cloud-Peak Step.
All three Divine Ability were derived into Supreme Divine Ability!
In this way.
Five-Colored Divine Light, Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall, Transformation Technique, Invisibility Technique, Cloud-Peak Step.
He possesses five Supreme Divine Ability.
Lu Qingfeng can attack or retreat, and even hide after escaping. Once he masters it, aside from a few Sage, perhaps only a handful of top-tier Sage below the saint level will be able to find him.
Don't provoke them.
Then there will be no hindrance.
Only then did Lu Qingfeng feel at ease.
Peacefully cultivate yourself in the Peach Garden.
The Twelve Dutian Demon God Method was practiced and Law Power, and the twelve demon gods emerged from the Auspicious Cloud above his head, frantically devouring the cascading essence of stars.
"As expected of the Heavenly Court!"
Lu Qingfeng gave a thumbs up.
With control over the Star Dipper and the ability to open doors of convenience, the Heavenly Court can rapidly cultivate top experts in a way that no other force can match.
Lu Qingfeng circulated his profound energy, forging his physical body and absorbing boundless Spiritual Qi, causing his Law Power to continuously rise. Furthermore, medicinal power remained hidden, dispersing throughout his body, transforming into treasures and building up his foundation.
Time passed day by day.
This day.
The Seventh Fairy arrived at the Peach Garden.
"The time has come!"
Lu Qingfeng, Six Ears, Wukong sensed the commotion outside and woke up together. Lu Qingfeng glanced at the two of them—
Okay!
Golden Light surges towards the heavens!
He had already cultivated the Immortal Dao arts of the Golden Immortal, making him a truly powerful figure.
"As expected of the protagonists of this era, the Four Monkeys of Chaos!"
Lu Qingfeng felt envious.
He has consumed more Immortal Peaches than Six Ears and Wukong combined, but his cultivation level is limited to the Celestial Immortal Peak. He has accumulated enough, but he is just missing an opportunity to improve.
But it doesn't matter.
He cultivated Supreme Divine Ability. In terms of combat strength, he might not be as good as these two, but in terms of survival, he was still superior to Six Ears and Wukong.
"The arrival of the Seventh Fairy heralds the start of the Immortal Peaches Banquet."
"We should hurry to the Tushita Palace!"
Lu Qingfeng looked at Wukong.
Wukong understood.
He ordered the local earth god to release the Seventh Fairy, and after they entered the garden, he engaged them in a playful exchange before finally freezing them in place. In a flash, he left the Peach Garden and headed straight for the Tushita Palace!